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Phrases
- Ring a bell Ring a bell means to awaken a vague feeling of recognition or familiarity, even when you cannot remember specific facts or identify the… C2 4 s
- Might as well 'Might as well' introduces an action that is worth doing because any alternative offers no clear benefit, saves no extra time, or costs… B2 2 s
Lessons
- Tell or Say: Choosing the Right Verb Tell means to impart information, explain a fact, or issue an instruction to a person. It highlights the recipient of the communication… B1 2 s
- Need and want: say what is necessary and what you would like Use need and want with things and actions, ask questions, explain a purpose, and make a simple request. A1
- Available and free: check time, access and price Ask whether something can be used, arrange a time to meet, and distinguish free time from a free service. A2
- Spend, take and cost: talk about time and money Describe what you spend, how much something costs, and how long a task takes. Practice the patterns and past forms. A2
- Subject pronouns and be: I am, you are, she is Introduce yourself, describe people and places, and ask simple questions with am, is and are. A1
- Cost an arm and a leg: meaning and use Describe a high price in conversation. Practice cost and paid, past and present forms, and more neutral ways to discuss money. B1
- Countable and uncountable nouns Choose a, some, much and many, count amounts with units, and see why chicken or glass can have more than one meaning. A2
- Present simple: habits, facts and everyday questions Describe routines and facts, add the right ending, and make questions and negatives with do and does. A1
- Past simple: finished events, questions and negatives Tell someone what happened, choose regular and irregular past forms, and use did, didn't, was and were. A2
- A, an, the or no article? Choose articles by countability, sound and what your listener can identify, with practice in everyday situations. A2
- Appointment: arrange, change and keep a time Use appointment for an arranged visit, choose useful booking phrases, and distinguish a meeting from a reservation. B1
- Hit the nail on the head: meaning and use Recognize an accurate comment or explanation. Practice the fixed phrase, verb forms and useful ways to agree or qualify your agreement. B2
- In, on or at for time: days, dates and clock times Choose time prepositions for schedules, learn at night and on Monday morning, and know when no preposition is needed. A2
- Advice or advise: suggestions and the action Use advice as an uncountable noun, build common phrases, and choose advise when the sentence needs a verb. B1
- A lot, alot or allot: which is correct? Use a lot for quantity or degree and allot for assigning a share. Practice spacing, of, word order and the forms allotted and allotting. B1
- Break the ice: meaning and use Talk about helping people feel comfortable at a first meeting. Practice the idiom, past forms, purpose clauses and natural conversation… B2
- Can and could: ability, permission and requests Use can and could to describe skills, ask permission, request help and suggest a plan. Practice the forms and choose meanings from everyday… A2
- telling the time: past, to, and digital A time expression points to a specific minute in the day. The word past indicates time elapsed after a stated hour, while to shows the… A2 4 s
- Prose or poetry: telling them apart Prose refers to spoken or written language in its ordinary grammatical form, organized into sentences and continuous paragraphs without… B1 3 s
- Gerund or Participle: Tell Them Apart A gerund functions as a noun, representing an action, process, or concept. A present participle ends in -ing and either combines with… B2 3 s
- Till or Until: Choose the Right Word Till and until mean 'up to a particular time or event'. An activity or situation continues up to that point, but this does not mean every… B1 3 s
Sentences from lessons
- Give it your best shot from ‘Give it your best shot’ B2 8 s Included with membership
- Checking a café order from ‘Checking a café order’ B1 23 s Included with membership
- Understanding an indirect refusal from ‘Understanding an indirect refusal’ B1 16 s Included with membership
- Get it out of your system from ‘Get it out of your system’ B2 5 s Included with membership
- One More Thing: Adding Information Clearly from ‘One More Thing: Adding Information Clearly’ B1 9 s Included with membership
